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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the HHSA Director to apply for, and if awarded, accept funding for the 2023 Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Project Bonus grant, administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for a one year term effective upon execution, in the estimated amount of $35,239, and requires a 25% match in the estimated amount of $8,810 to be met through existing grant funding received by HHSA Housing and Homelessness Services;
2) If awarded, authorize the HHSA Director, acting as the Collaborative Applicant on behalf of the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks (EDOK) Continuum of Care (CoC), to execute the funding agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute further documents related to said award, including any amendments which do not increase the Net County Cost of the Agreement.
FUNDING: 100% Federal HUD funding in the estimated amount of $35,239, with a required 25% match contribution in the estimated amount of $8,810 which will be met through existing grant funding received by HHSA.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HUD requires counties that seek to receive federal homeless assistance funds maintain a local CoC that meets federal regulations. In El Dorado County (County), the EDOK CoC serves as the local CoC. The El Dorado County Public Housing Authority (PHA), as part of HHSA, is designated by the EDOK CoC to serve as the Collaborative Applicant and Administrative Entity for the CoC. In this role, the PHA submits annual consolidated applications for CoC funding on behalf of and in support of the EDOK CoC. In February 2021, the EDOK CoC designated HHSA as the HMIS Lead Agency. As the HMIS Lead, HHSA submits an annual HUD administered HMIS grant, on behalf of and in support of the EDOK CoC.
On July 5, 2023, HUD issued a Not...
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